Anastasija
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Anastasia (Macedonian: Анастасија, romanized: Anastasija) was a Macedonian music group.
Biography
The band was formed in 1987 as Apokrifna Realnost and changed their name to Anastasia in 1989. Their members are:
- Goran Trajkoski (ex Afektiven Naboj, Saraceni, Padot na Vizantija, Mizar, Aporea)
- Zlatko Origjanski (ex Lola V. Stain)
- Zoran Spasovski (ex Mizar, Aporea)
Their music blends influences from the country's Byzantine past through Eastern Orthodox Church music with a rich gamut of ethnic Macedonian music rhythms.
Anastasia have written several music scores for films, theater performances and TV programs. Their soundtrack for the Academy Award-nominated movie Before the Rain was released in 1994 by Polygram and sold thousands of copies worldwide. In the same year, the Thessaloniki-based label Poeta Negra released a 12" EP [1] containing the tracks "By the Rivers of Babylon" and "Pass Over." In 1997, they released "Melourgia" on the Greek label Libra (cat. no. L.M.007);[2] the record included a reworked version of "By the Rivers of Babylon." This was followed by their last album to date, "Nocturnal," on the same label (cat.no. L.M.013); this record saw the band including electronic elements in their music.
Discography
- Na rjekah vavilonskih (1988, self-released)
- Na rjekah vavilonskih (1990, DOM)
- Before the Rain (1994, PolyGram)
- Melourgia (1997, Libra Music)
- Nocturnal (1998, Third Ear Music)
References
- "Poeta Negra's release catalogue". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24.
- "Libra Music's release catalogue". Archived from the original on 2004-05-29.
External links
- Anastasia (band) website
- Before the Rain soundtrack review
Text adapted from Wikipedia